TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Congress Punts FISA Reauthorization Another Six Weeks
Congress temporarily extended a spy tool granting the U.S. government the ability to surveil its citizens’ communications Thursday before it was set to expire at midnight.
MAHA Victory On Capitol Hill As GOP Agrees To Drop Special Pesticide Protections
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement is taking a victory lap on Capitol Hill as the GOP-led House agreed to drop special pesticide protections.
Global Impact
Iran is accelerating efforts to dig out missiles and munitions
Iran is taking advantage of the ceasefire with the U.S. to dig out its weapons, according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the matter. The regime has stepped up its efforts to excavate missiles and other munitions it hid underground or that were buried beneath rubble from U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, they said.
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Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says
The Iran war could have “dramatic consequences”, causing food shortages and price rises in some of Africa’s poorest and most vulnerable communities, the head of the world’s largest fertiliser company has said.
Economic Pulse
Trump signs executive order expanding access to retirement accounts
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for a new government website where people in the United States can find and compare private-sector retirement savings accounts, aiming to help millions of workers whose employers do not offer such plans.
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Tesla Made $573 Million in Sales From SpaceX and xAI Last Year
Tesla Inc. generated more than half a billion dollars in revenue last year from selling products to two of Elon Musk’s other companies, the carmaker disclosed in an amended annual filing.
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Quick Takes
Spotify wants to help listeners better identify AI-generated music
Meryl Streep Reveals She Had ‘Beef’ With Goldie Hawn on ‘Death Becomes Her’ Set
Original Blair Witch team added to reboot after voicing outrage
Trump admin. officials fly on first direct commercial flight between US and Venezuela in 7 years
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